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BIRD FACTS |
Description
The Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike is grey with a black face and throat, and white underparts. They are sometimes called Shufflewings because of their habit of shuffling their wings up and down after landing. Juveniles are similar to adults but just have a black eye stripe instead of black face.
Other Names
Shufflewing, BFCS
Size
33cm
Habitat
The Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike is found in woodland, or open areas where there are trees nearby. It is common in the suburbs where it is often seen perched on power lines.
Food
mainly insects and other invertebrates caught in the air, on foliage or on the ground. They also eat some fruit and seeds.
Breeding
The nest is a small shallow saucer made of sticks and bark and bound together with cobwebs.
Range
widespread across most of Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Campephagidae | | Genus: | Coracina | | Species: | novaehollandiae | | Common Name: | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
Relatives in same Genus
Barred Cuckoo-shrike (C. lineata)
Ground Cuckoo-shrike (C. maxima)
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (C. papuensis)
Cicadabird (C. tenuirostris)
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